Comcast said earnings for the three months ending in December came in at 64 cents a share, topping the consensus forecast by 2 cents, as adjusted revenues rose to $28.28 billion, well ahead of the Street estimate of $27.55 billion. NBCUniversal revenues rose 7.1% to $9.4 billion, Comcast said, while its high-speed internet revenues jumped 10.1% to $4.4 billion.

Comcast said that adjusted first-quarter earnings were 76 cents a share, up 17% from a year ago, with revenue rising 18% to $26.86 billion. A year earlier, Comcast earnings were 62 cents a share on sales of $$22.8 billion.

Analysts expected Comcast earnings of 67 cents on sales of $27.21 billion for the period ended March 31.

Comcast said earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, climbed 18% to $8.55 billion.

Comcast (CMCSA) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.78 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.75 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.65 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.

This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 4%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this cable provider would post earnings of $0.66 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.76, delivering a surprise of 15.15%.

Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates four times.

Comcast, which belongs to the Zacks Cable Television industry, posted revenues of $26.86 billion for the quarter ended June 2019, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.20%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $21.74 billion.